Israeli politics

In a step towards cementing a two-tier ethnic system in Israeli law, a parliamentary committee reviewed on Tuesday an article in a draft bill that would legalise the upholding of Jewish-only communities.

Jerusalem

“Right-wing Knesset members, Temple Mount loyalists, the Yeraeh movement and recently formed youth advocacy groups,” writes Shlomi Eldar, “not only want to experience the place where the ancient temples stood, they want to reconstruct the temple ‘speedily, in our times.'” (Netanyahu recently lifted a 3-year ban on visits by Israeli lawmakers to the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif.)

BDS and Settlement boycotts

Ireland’s Senate will vote Wednesday on a bill to boycott products from West Bank settlements, and despite the Irish government’s prediction that the bill wouldn’t pass, it is now widely expected to do so.